Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

यत्तत्सर्वं महाभाग कथयस्व यथातथम् । श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वं कथयस्वाविशङ्कितः

Transliteration

yattatsarvaṃ mahābhāga kathayasva yathātatham | śrotumicchāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ kathayasvāviśaṅkitaḥ

Translation

Ô grand être, dis-moi tout exactement tel que cela est. Je désire tout entendre ; parle sans hésitation.

Word by Word

• yat: which/that (what)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective/pronominal

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; address

• kathayasva: tell, explain
• kathayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्-धातु, चुरादि)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb/conjunction of manner

• tatham: so, thus
• tatham: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु-धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; purpose

• icchāmi: I desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष्/इच्छ्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of hearing

• kathayasva: tell
• kathayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्-धातु, चुरादि)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aviśaṅkitaḥ: without doubt, unhesitating
• aviśaṅkitaḥ: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + viśaṅkita (वि-शङ्क्-धातु से क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally

Speaker

Rājñī (the Queen/Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A noble lady (unnamed in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful female listener, hands folded, requests a sage to narrate fully; a calm riverside hermitage atmosphere implied by Revākhaṇḍa setting.

Characters & Entities

• Rājñī (queen)
• Nārada (addressed as mahābhāga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere seeker asks for complete, accurate instruction and encourages fearless truth in dharma-teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; it is an invitation to systematic dharma exposition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it requests detailed guidance on vratas, dānas, and upavāsas.